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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'

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Old-School Grammar

 

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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